PADDLE HOT SPOTS

Special to the Daily News/Jason Easterly Naples resident Emily Hritz and Bonita resident Bruce Russell test a Hobie Mirage tandem kayak during the Hobie Fun Day held at Estero River Outfitters on Saturday, Jan. 19, 2013. The weekend long event will continue today along with the 19th annual Estero River Canoe & Kayak Regatta being held at 1 p.m. with registration starting at noon. There is also the 2nd annual Flea Market Sale at the Outfitters. Proceeds from the events go to help Josh Stuller, who was left paralyzed after a motorcycle accident in 2004.

Don't worry, the guides will instruct you in canoeing. The Friends of Collier-Seminole State Park offers guided canoe trips on the Blackwater River several times each week. Lance Shearer/Eagle Correspondent

Aerial of beach renourishment along the beach at Lovers Key in 2004. (Erik Kellar/File)

Brint Adams gives it his all as he approaches the finish line of the Imperial River Challenge at the 7th Annual RiverFest in Downtown Bonita Springs on Saturday, Oct. 19, 2013. The all day festival included the Imperial River Challenge featuring canoe, kayak, and paddleboard races, the annual rubber duck race and the traditional mullet fish fry along with other family friendly events. (SCOTT MCINTYRE/Staff)

Turner River to the north of U.S. 41 offers paddlers a fresh breeze and scenic beauty along the freshwater flow, while the river south of U.S. 41 narrows into mangrove tunnels and alligator habitats. Jason Easterly/Staff

Off the shore of Cape Romano was where whales have been spotted in the past. A trip around Marco revealed no sharks but the beauty of the island.

Don't worry, the guides will instruct you in canoeing. The Friends of Collier-Seminole State Park offers guided canoe trips on the Blackwater River several times each week. (Lance Shearer/Eagle Correspondent)

Battered by countless storms and now in ruins, young adults hang out at the infamous dome homes on the sandy beaches of Cape Romano. (Submitted by Mike Housewert)

Canoes get ready to be taken on the water at Lovers Key State Park in Bonita Springs (SCOTT MCINTYRE/STAFF)

Canoes ready to be taken on the water at Lovers Key State Park in Bonita Springs. (SCOTT MCINTYRE/STAFF)

Corey Perrine/Staff From left, Maggie DiStaulo looks over at a flooded canoe with Mary Jo Halter and Mike Muscio, all of Denville, N.J. Wednesday, Sept. 18 at Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary in Collier County, Fla. South Florida Water Management District officials said recently 2013 marked the wettest April to July period since 1932. The month of July was the wettest month since 2001.

SCOTT MCINTYRE/Staff Scenes from the 7th Annual RiverFest in Downtown Bonita Springs on Saturday Oct. 19, 2013. The all day festival included the Imperial River Challenge featuring canoe, kayak, and paddleboard races, the annual rubber duck race and the traditional mullet fish fry along with other family friendly events.

Cape Romano (Eric Strachan/File)

Scenes from the 11th Annual Earth Day Festival at Koreshan State Park in Estero on Sunday, April 22, 2012. (Scott McIntyre/Staff)

Scenes from the 7th Annual RiverFest in Downtown Bonita Springs on Saturday, Oct. 19, 2013. The all day festival included the Imperial River Challenge featuring canoe, kayak and paddleboard races, the annual rubber duck race and the traditional mullet fish fry along with other family friendly events. (SCOTT MCINTYRE/Staff)

An alligator sits motionless near the shore of the canal along Turner River Road in rural Collier County on Friday, June 16, 2012. The stretch of gravel road is frequented by tourists and tour vans for its abundance of visible alligators. (David Albers/Staff)

An alligator swims through the waters of Turner River North of US 41 off Turner River Road. (Jason Easterly/Staff)

Scenes from the 7th Annual RiverFest in Downtown Bonita Springs on Saturday, Oct. 19, 2013. The all day festival included the Imperial River Challenge featuring canoe, kayak, and paddleboard races, the annual rubber duck race and the traditional mullet fish fry along with other family friendly events. (SCOTT MCINTYRE/Staff)

Storms and vandalism ravage Cape Romano's dome homes. The owner, facing $250,000 or more in Collier County code fines, is hoping to get approval to reconstruct the homes. (Kelly Farrell/Staff)

Pat Lane of Marco Island paddles his kayak during the 2nd annual Rookery Bay Reserve Adventure Race held at the Rookery Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve Learning Center on Saturday morning. (Jason Easterly/Special to the Daily News)

Glenn Rieman of Okeechobee fishes from the banks of Turner River. The banks of the river are a popular spot for fishermen and tourists trying to get a glimpse of alligators. (Jason Easterly/Staff)

Naples resident Emily Hritz and Bonita resident Bruce Russell test a Hobie Mirage tandem kayak during the Hobie Fun Day held at Estero River Outfitters on Saturday, Jan. 19, 2013. (Jason Easterly/Special to the Daily News)

A visitor walks back from one of the piers at Lover's Key State Park on Thursday, June 11, 2009.

SCOTT MCINTYRE/Staff Mark Athaniacio gives it his all as he approaches the finish line of the Imperial River Challenge at the 7th Annual RiverFest in Downtown Bonita Springs on Saturday Oct. 19, 2013. The all day festival included the Imperial River Challenge featuring canoe, kayak, and paddleboard races, the annual rubber duck race and the traditional mullet fish fry along with other family friendly events.

SCOTT MCINTYRE/Staff Brint Adams gives it his all as he approaches the finish line of the Imperial River Challenge at the 7th Annual RiverFest in Downtown Bonita Springs on Saturday Oct. 19, 2013. The all day festival included the Imperial River Challenge featuring canoe, kayak, and paddleboard races, the annual rubber duck race and the traditional mullet fish fry along with other family friendly events.

SCOTT MCINTYRE/Staff Scenes from the 7th Annual RiverFest in Downtown Bonita Springs on Saturday Oct. 19, 2013. The all day festival included the Imperial River Challenge featuring canoe, kayak, and paddleboard races, the annual rubber duck race and the traditional mullet fish fry along with other family friendly events.

SCOTT MCINTYRE/Staff Canoes ready to be taken on the water at Lovers Key State Park in Bonita Springs.